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The home for VPR's coverage of health and health industry issues affecting the state of Vermont.

What Can Hospitals Do To Control Costs?

Toby Talbot
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AP
Rutland Regional CEO Tom Huebner

A visit to the hospital can be terrifying…and then you get the bill. Right now, hospitals receive money by billing for each patient visit, but sometimes those charges can seem out of synch with the services received.

We’ll talk to Tom Huebner, President and CEO of Rutland Regional Medical Center, about whether it would be possible to bring costs down by changing the way they budget.

We’ll also hear from Richard Slusky, Director of Payment Reform for the Green Mountain Care Board, and Joe Woodin, CEO and President of Gifford Medical Center.

Join the conversation: post comments and questions below or write to vermontedition@vpr.net

Also on the show, we'll hear from author Sarah Healy about her new novel, House of Wonder.

Broadcast live on Monday, September 15 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
Sage Van Wing was a Vermont Edition producer.
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